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llihcruhcnosaj t1_isb0xbb wrote

Man, I thought I was the only thing that could gain 8 pounds an hour.

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madmurphywashere t1_isb1asm wrote

So they are drinking about 20 lbs of milk an hour Imagine gaining half the weight of your food while swimming all day

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Funkybeatzzz t1_isb38re wrote

The milk has the same consistency as cottage cheese, too.

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gasparaspo t1_isb8esv wrote

For reference, a blue whale calf weighs about 15,000 pounds. So 8 pounds is 0.05% of its body weight.

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Crumbdizzle t1_isbantr wrote

I had no idea the blue milk is what gives these Whales their name.

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Youpunyhumans t1_isbgpxd wrote

1 pound every 7 mins and 30 seconds. Thats some insane growth.

Another way to look at is 1 gram of weight added per second.

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NinDiGu t1_isbr0it wrote

Replying to persondude27 (#103,664)

Humans can gain and lose up to 5% of their body weight in a day depending on their intake and exertion.

Professional athletes are on that extreme, and more current trainer care makes it less likely, but American Football Lineman, and professional Hockey goalies can swing up 10lbs/5kg of body weight during a game.

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Milnoc t1_isca02k wrote

And mommy has to produce those 60 gallons of milk each day!

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gamespite t1_iscp36v wrote

New Thanksgiving dinner goals

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Superlite47 t1_isd3pcm wrote

Milk weighs about 8 ½lbs per gallon. If the're drinking 60 gallons a day...

That's around +/- 500 lbs. -> about 2.5 gallons per hour.

How do they calculate the 8lbs. gained per hour when they're gaining 17lbs of weight in milk per hour? Is that in addition to, or inclusive of the milk weight they are gaining?

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Lamb_clothing_94 t1_isd7b78 wrote

Not gonna lie I read “calves” as in the leg muscle and was very confused how a mammal with only vestigial leg bones had such hearty appetites

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